What a last few weeks! Had to deal with the scourge of Rogers Park- bed bugs in my apartment building. Trust me, you dont want them. And I moved so things have been hectic! After the first MURDER AND MAYHEM will begin offering several tours: THE REGULAR TOUR, open to the public with stories of the Haymarket Square Massacre, The 16th Street Battle, the St. Valentines Day Massacre, Capone and much more. Brought to life by our unusual tour guides that include a playwright and newspaper reporters who are also book authors! BYOB if 21 and over, age 12 and up to attend. Tours will be leaving twice a day Saturdays and Sundays - and did I mention free parking? THE PUB CRAWL. For groups 21 years and older well hear the Murder and Mayhem stories of Chicago Well visit the bar H.H. Holmes, Chicagos prolific serial killed drank at made famous by THE DEVIL IN WHITE CITY book. Well go to the pub that was a bookie joint for illegal gambling that John Dillinger frequented, just across the street from where he was gunned down. The bar both John Wayne Gacy and Jeffrey Dahmer drank at. And the dance bar that has a unique history of axe murder.... CHINATOWN LUNCHEON AND PACKAGE Tony Hu is the internationally known and ward winning chef who owns 5 restaurants in the area. You get a massive meal with many selections, a walking tour of the area and talk. Youll see the building which has had more suicides than any building in America. See where the illegal casino operated for years without tourists knowing. And youll learn the symbolism that permeates Chinatown. This is a group tour. THE DEVIL IN WHITE CITY LUNCHEON is open to public once a month. The Columbian Exposition was supposed to be a celebration of the newly re-built Chicago after the fire. What people didnt realize was it harbored one of the most prolific serial killers in Chicago history, H.H. Holmes, famously profiled in the book THE DEVIL IN WHITE CITY. Lunch will be at a bar that Holmes drank at, that later became a famous speakeasy and up until the 1980s was an illegal gambling den. They even have the gambling windows on display, and the original speakeasy door! SCHOOL TOURS - Students will have a unique and fun experience learning of Chicagos gangsters, its often violent labor past and even the hotel Stephen King wrote THE SHINING in, where a woman and her two daughters died. From prohibition to rule by gangsters students will have fun learning about the Chicago that Lenny Bruce said, was so corrupt it was thrilling! SENIOR CITIZENS Though we suggest the Chinatown Luncheon for seniors, we can do tours specially crafted for the needs of your group. BUSINESS TOURS: What better way to relax and have fun whether attending a conference or ending a hard quarter at work at the office than Murder and Mayhem! Everyone loves the stories of Chicagos past, but told by authors, playwrights and reporters makes them even more riveting.
Posted on: Wed, 03 Dec 2014 20:24:31 +0000
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